Network Broker
Aggregates, filters, and manipulates network traffic for security and performance monitoring, giving visibility across multiple traffic streams without duplicating sensors.
Visibility before the monitoring tools see anything.
A network packet broker aggregates, filters, and manipulates network traffic for security and performance monitoring. It lets multiple traffic streams be monitored at once, which is what makes network visibility efficient rather than expensive.
The objective is improved network visibility and control. We design, implement, and maintain the solution, hardware and software components included, against your requirements rather than a reference architecture.
Five phases.
Planning
Initial assessment of network visibility needs.
Design
Develop the broker architecture for your environment.
Implementation
Deploy the solution.
Testing
Validate and verify traffic handling.
Maintenance
Ongoing operations support.
What you receive.
NPB solution configured
Configured and installed against your organization's actual network visibility needs.
Taps and SPAN ports integrated
Every data source that feeds traffic to the broker wired in, including network taps and SPAN ports.
Filtering and load balancing rules
Custom rules managing how traffic is distributed to the tools that are meant to see it.
Reports and dashboards
Customized views of network traffic utilization and performance.
Integration with monitoring tools
Connected to intrusion detection, data loss prevention, and network performance monitoring tooling.
Training and documentation
Your users trained on operating the solution, with documentation for ongoing operations and maintenance.
Common questions.
What problem does a network broker actually solve?
Monitoring tools each need their own view of network traffic. A broker aggregates, filters, and manipulates that traffic centrally, so several tools can be fed from shared streams instead of duplicating sensors across the network.
Does this replace our existing monitoring tools?
No. The broker sits in front of them and feeds them. Tool integration is a defined part of the deployment, so your existing security and performance monitoring tools receive the traffic they need.
What happens after the solution goes live?
The engagement includes a maintenance phase for ongoing operations support, along with training and documentation so your team can run it day to day.
What do we receive at handover?
A configured NPB solution with integrated data sources, traffic management rules, reporting infrastructure, tool integration, and training documentation.